Digital camera module and a digital host device
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1. A digital camera system comprising:
- a user interface for receiving user input that controls the operation of a connected camera module;
image capturing means;
a first processor operable in response to user input via the user interface specifying a camera action, to create a request message;
a second processor, connected to the first processor and operable to decode a request message to control the image capturing means, wherein the user interface, and the first processor are housed within a host digital device and the image capturing means and the second processor are housed within a camera module connected to the host digital device.
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Abstract
A digital camera system is formed from a host device and a camera module. The host device has a user interface for receiving user input that controls the operation of a connected camera module and a first processor operable in response to user input via the user interface specifying a camera action, to create a request message. The camera module has image capturing means and a second processor operable to decode a request message to control the image capturing means. When the camera module is attached to the host device the first and second processors are connected for communication.
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1. A digital camera system comprising:
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a user interface for receiving user input that controls the operation of a connected camera module;
image capturing means;
a first processor operable in response to user input via the user interface specifying a camera action, to create a request message;
a second processor, connected to the first processor and operable to decode a request message to control the image capturing means, wherein the user interface, and the first processor are housed within a host digital device and the image capturing means and the second processor are housed within a camera module connected to the host digital device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling a digital camera that comprises a host device and a camera module, comprising the steps of:
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providing user input at a host device;
converting the user input, in the host device, to a request message;
transferring the request message from the host device to the camera module; and
converting the request message, in the camera module, to control signals for controlling image capture.
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13. A camera module, for connection to a host digital device, comprising:
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an input interface;
image capturing means; and
a processor, connected to the input interface, operable to decode a request message and to produce control signals for directly controlling the image capturing means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of controlling the operation of a camera module comprising the steps of:
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receiving at the camera module a request message;
converting the request message, in a processor of the camera module, to control signals for controlling image capture.
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36. A host digital device, for connection to a camera module, comprising:
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a user interface for receiving user input that controls the operation of a connected camera module;
an output interface for providing data to a connected camera module;
an input interface for receiving image data from a connected camera module; and
a processor operable in response to user input via the user interface specifying a camera action, to create a request message and to provide the request message to a connected camera module via the output interface. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45)
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44. A method of controlling the operation of a camera module from a host device to which it is connected, comprising the steps of:
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providing user input at the host device;
converting the user input, in the host device to a request message;
transferring the request message to the camera module. - View Dependent Claims (46)
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- 47. A computer program which when loaded into a host digital device enables a processor in the host digital device to communicate directly with a processor of an attached camera module using a message based protocol.
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